Some universal truths about Donald Trump that bear repeating (over and over again)

Meeting with congressional leadership January 4 in the Situation Room. (White House Photo)While reading this morning’s crop of news and opinion, it struck me that there are several good examples here of stories that identify universal truths about Trump that are too often left out of the daily coverage.

Here is a (necessarily abbreviated) list of things about Trump that I think are essential context for any story about him. And not just fact-checks or think pieces! Because how can readers possibly be expected to understand what is going on otherwise?